Re: [PATCH] USB Kconfig: Reorganize USB Kconfig Menu

[Al Boldi]

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 27, 2007 at 02:18:58PM -0800, David Brownell wrote:
> > Also, looking at this in xconfig shows some oddness.  That "core"
> > submenu holds stuff that would logically be part of the toplevel
> > menu for host side USB.  While that toplevel menu has the USS720
> > driver, which seems more like a "miscellany" thing...

This one probably belongs in its own sub-menu, but as it is only one option, 
it's not considered worthwhile, so we leave it as is.

> > The comment about SCSI shouldn't show when SCSI is defined; and
> > the comment aboue "SCSI disk support" belongs with the mass storage
> > menu, not at the top level.  The way that the mass storage menu
> > is presented also hides the fact that you can get fully functional
> > mass storage support without checking *any* of the drivers there,
> > since the core already handles standard devices.
> >...
>
> The SCSI dependency should be handled through select - there's no
> reason for bothering the kconfig user wih such implementation details.

Agreed, and while we are at it, also select ATM for DSL, like this:

--- 23.a/drivers/usb/atm/Kconfig
+++ 23.b/drivers/usb/atm/Kconfig
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 menuconfig USB_ATM
 	tristate "USB DSL modem support"
-	depends on USB && ATM
+	depends on USB && NET
+	select ATM
 	select CRC32
 	default n
 	help
--- 23.a/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig
+++ 23.b/drivers/usb/storage/Kconfig
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 # USB Storage driver configuration
 #
 
-comment "NOTE: USB_STORAGE needs SCSI, and 'SCSI disk support' may"
-	depends on USB
-comment "also be needed; see USB_STORAGE Help for more information"
-	depends on USB
-
 menuconfig USB_STORAGE
 	tristate "USB Mass Storage support"
-	depends on USB && SCSI
+	depends on USB
+	select SCSI
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you want to connect USB mass storage devices to your
 	  computer's USB port. This is the driver you need for USB
@@ -18,13 +14,17 @@ menuconfig USB_STORAGE
 	  similar devices. This driver may also be used for some cameras
 	  and card readers.
 
-	  This option depends on 'SCSI' support being enabled, but you
-	  probably also need 'SCSI device support: SCSI disk support'
+	  This option selects 'SCSI' support , but you probably
+	  also need 'SCSI device support: SCSI disk support'
 	  (BLK_DEV_SD) for most USB storage devices.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
 	  module will be called usb-storage.
 
+if USB_STORAGE
+comment "NOTE: USB_STORAGE selects SCSI, but 'SCSI disk support' may"
+comment "also be needed; see USB_STORAGE Help for more information"
+
 config USB_STORAGE_DEBUG
 	bool "USB Mass Storage verbose debug"
 	depends on USB_STORAGE
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ config USB_STORAGE_KARMA
 	  on the resulting scsi device node returns the Karma to normal
 	  operation.
 
+endif # USB_STORAGE
+
 config USB_LIBUSUAL
 	bool "The shared table of common (or usual) storage devices"
 	depends on USB


Thanks!

--
Al

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